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• Small Business Employment Declines, Reflecting the Ongoing Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic

  May 19, 2020

  The latest Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch shows a decrease in small business employment as the COVID-19 pandemic caused instability for employers nationwide.

• Phoebe Prepares to Open New Simulation Center With Specialized Training for New Nurses

  May 18, 2020

  Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, construction has continued on the new Phoebe Simulation and Innovation Center. Equipment is being installed in the 22,000 square foot, state-of-the-art center on the fifth floor of Medical Tower II on Phoebe’s main campus, and the center will open soon.

• Microsoft Corp. to Expand Presence in Atlanta with 1,500 New Jobs, New Facility

  May 18, 2020

  Governor Brian Kemp announced that Fortune 500 company Microsoft Corp., a worldwide leader in software, services, devices, and solutions, will open a new facility in Atlanta, anticipated in summer 2021. The $75 million investment will create 1,500 new high-tech jobs in West Midtown.

• GDOL Launches Claims Conversion Program for Employers

  May 18, 2020

  Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced that the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) has developed a program which will allow employer filed partial claims to be converted to individual claims. This new process will allow employees who are permanently terminated the opportunity to continue receiving benefits without interruption.

• Albany State University Foundation Raises Over $27,000 at Virtual Alumni and Friends Social

  May 15, 2020

  An evening of music, networking and fun, the Albany State University (ASU) Foundation’s first Virtual Alumni and Friends Social raised more than $27,000 for various initiatives supporting the Golden RAM Guarantee, which is ASU’s promise to ensure continuity of instruction and continuous academic success.

• Homegrown Georgia Artists and Songwriters Unite on May 26th for "Georgia On My Mind"

  May 15, 2020

  Traditionally hosted at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN, the seventh annual “Gretsch Presents Georgia On My Mind” concert benefiting the Georgia Music Foundation will reach a global audience this year with an online musical event Tuesday, May 26th hosted by Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls and artist/songwriter Brent Cobb.

• Senator David Perdue: Why We Need to Continue Opening the Economy

  May 15, 2020

  Since the Covid-19 crisis began, tens of millions of Americans have filed for unemployment. Consumer confidence has fallen dramatically. Small businesses, which operate on thin margins even in the best of times, are hanging by a thread. This should be a glaring wake-up call: we must continue taking critical steps to reopen the economy.

• First Quarter-Million Absentee Ballots Cast

  May 15, 2020

  Counties have accepted more than 250,000 absentee ballots for the combined Presidential Preference Primary and General Primary, a record amount considering there are still more than three weeks to go before Election Day, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Thursday.

• Dr. Anthony Parker: Open Communication to Displaced Workers

  May 14, 2020

  We were all hopeful that disruptions to the economy due to COVID-19 would be minimal. However, it has caused a displacement of workers in the Southwest Georgia labor force. I am confident that working together, our economy will return stronger than ever. The impact from the pandemic will likely present a new normal, and Albany Technical College is here to assist our community as we transition and embrace the changes.

• Georgia To Receive $260M For COVID-19 Testing

  May 14, 2020

  The White House announced that Georgia will receive over $260 million in federal funding to increase testing capacity in the state.

• Legislators Get Back to Work in Committee Meetings

  May 13, 2020

  Georgia lawmakers have not been called in to complete the 2020 legislative session yet, but many committees are getting back to work.

• Georgia Deploys 448 Wi-Fi Rangers to 36 School Districts

  May 13, 2020

  Governor Kemp announced a donation from AT&T to the Georgia Department of Education, Foundation for Public Education. The donation will be used to deploy 448 Wi-Fi Rangers to 36 school districts, filling the internet connectivity gap for thousands of students in rural areas, tripling the number of Wi-Fi buses in the state.

• Albany Museum of Art Awarded $350,000 EPA Grant for Cleanup at Downtown Future Museum Site

  May 12, 2020

  The Albany Museum of Art has been awarded a $350,000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant to clean up contamination at the downtown Albany site that will be the new home of the museum.

• Corsica Technologies: Corona Virus Pandemic – Is Your Business Continuity Plan Ready?

  May 12, 2020

  Now that the Coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) has been declared a pandemic, more and more organizations are looking for ways to keep their workforce safe and continue operations running for their clients.

• Georgia Sees Lowest Ventilator Use, COVID Positive Hospitalizations

  May 12, 2020

  Today Governor Brian P. Kemp reported the lowest number of ventilators in use and COVID-19 positive patients hospitalized in Georgia since hospitals began submitting data to the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA) on April 8th.

• Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Earns a Leapfrog "A" Hospital Safety Grade

  May 11, 2020

  Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital was awarded an ‘A’ in the Spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Phoebe’s achievements providing safer healthcare.

• The Pandemic’s Economic Aftermath

  May 11, 2020

  Georgia State University Professor and economic forecaster Rajeev Dhawan discusses the lasting impact that COVID-19 could have on the economy.

• Eric Tanenblatt: A National Service Response to a National Disaster

  May 08, 2020

  The crises the United States knows best — fires and floods, hurricanes and tornadoes, school shootings and mass violence — have all been proximate to individual communities or states. Government and civil society are prepared for this backyard disaster paradigm because we’ve been called to respond to so many before. But the coronavirus pandemic is a uniquely national crisis affecting every nook and cranny of the country, and policymakers have struggled to develop a “whole of America” response.

• Governor Kemp Signs Dual Enrollment Bill Aimed at Keeping the Program Sustainable

  May 08, 2020

  Late last week, Governor Brian Kemp signed the House Bill 444 into law and Representative Bert Reeves (R-Marietta), sponsor of the bill, believes this is the best way to keep dual enrollment sustainable.

• Business Leadership Insights for Georgia from Fortune CEO Alan Murray

  May 07, 2020

  “I hear a very different tone among leaders than I did during the last recession,” said Alan Murray, CEO of Fortune Magazine. This and a range of business insights were offered during the May 5th goBeyondProfit CEO Forum featuring Murray in conversation with Frank Blake, retired CEO and Chairman of The Home Depot and current Chair of both Delta Air Lines and Grady Health.

• April State Tax Revenues Fall -35.9%

  May 07, 2020

  The State of Georgia’s April net tax collections totaled nearly $1.84 billion for a decrease of $1.03 billion, or -35.9 percent, compared to April 2019 when net tax collections totaled $2.87 billion.

• Governor Kemp Visits Phoebe

  May 06, 2020

  Phoebe hosted Gov. Brian Kemp Tuesday morning for a tour of the modular COVID-19 unit the state constructed on the Phoebe North campus.

• Technical College System of Georgia Expanding Online Education and Training Opportunities Due to Impact of Coronavirus

  May 06, 2020

  The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) is expanding its online program opportunities as well as offering free, professional development and online training courses to provide more Georgians the flexibility to enhance their skills during this time.

• Platinum-selling Singer-songwriter Phillip Phillips to Perform Live Streaming Concert on May 7th to Benefit Hometown Hospital

  May 05, 2020

  Albany’s hometown music hero is picking up his guitar to help support the front-line medical heroes battling COVID-19 in southwest Georgia. Worldwide recording star and American Idol winner Phillip Phillips announced an upcoming live stream event scheduled for May 7 at 6 p.m. ET to support Phoebe Putney Health System.

• Georgia Council for the Arts Announces CARES Act Funding to Support Georgia Arts Organizations

  May 05, 2020

  The Georgia Department of Economic Development's Georgia Council for the Arts released guidelines and opened applications for the Resiliency Grant, a one-time grant funded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

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